Irreverent liberals
Why is the report on D-Day relegated to page 7 after 60 years honoring our dead?

Valid concerns about jobs
Gary Miller of Juneau raised some good points in a June 4 letter to the editor about the process of administering health claims for state workers.

Bikes stay right
While there is some truth to Shannon Seifert's letter of June 4 ("Bikes are legal on road"), it just isn't true that cyclists have the right of way as she suggests.

Remember troops
I've been following the letters to the editor in the Empire.

City taxes, spends unfairly
When the Treadwell Arena wound up over a million dollars short for construction, our Assembly gave them the money, even though the voters rejected the proposal.

In the doghouse
Douglas dog owners: When I first moved here almost three years ago, I wrote and asked you all to please not let your dogs roam free and to pick up the friendly deposits that they have left outside my door.

Special session a waste
Does the governor enjoy wasting state money? He keeps acting like it by ordering the legislators back to work in a special session.

Reagan stood up to communism
In reflecting on the death of Ronald Reagan, I realized that even politics attracts its share of optimistic, likable men, and most of them leave no trace - like Britain's "Sunny Jim" Callaghan, a perfect example of the defeatism of Western leadership in the 1970s.

Charter school deserves equality
Last week's Empire article about the Juneau School Board's renewal of the Juneau Community Charter School's contract was misleading in regard to the board's decision about our school's funding for next year.

Cruise lines take more
It appears that Monday of this week marked another triumph for the cruise lines at the expense of local interests.

Tobacco is top killer
May 31 was World No Tobacco Day. This year's theme is ,"What tobacco is costing the family," and in recognition I would like to share a few of Alaska's most recent statistics on tobacco use and what it is costing our state.

Lleashed llama
Katie Johnson, head housekeeper at the Super 8 Motel in Juneau, takes part of her break Tuesday morning to pet one of three grazing llamas.

City urges OK on Spuhn Island
City staff has recommended that the Juneau Planning Commission approve a preliminary development plan for Spuhn Island, but several residents continue to raise traffic and environmental concerns.

Coffman, Dress marry
Kelly J. Coffman of Juneau and Thomas A. Dress of Brooklyn, Ohio, were married at 5 p.m. May 1, 2004, at an intimate gathering of close friends and family at the bride's parents' home. A reception followed at the residence after the ceremony .

McLeod, Hernandez wed
Lisa Rene McLeod of Juneau and Kevin Hernandez of Santa Rosa, Calif., were married April 24, 2004, at Bloomington Country Club in St. George, Utah. A reception followed at the same location.

Pets of the week
Jack and Angel are available for adoption at the Gastineau Humane Society, 789-0260.

Country salutes Reagan
To the strains of solemn music and the slow beat of drums, the body of Ronald Wilson Reagan rode in a final parade through Washington Wednesday to the Capitol rotunda, where the 40th president of the United States will lie in state until his funeral Friday.

Dance, fantasy & bombast
In terms of technique and precision, Saturday evening's concert at Juneau-Douglas High School auditorium may be the Juneau Symphony's most difficult Pops concert in recent memory.